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Two trees have a combined height of \(60\) feet, and the taller tree is \(x\) times the height of the shorter tree. How

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Two trees have a combined height of \(60\) feet, and the taller tree is \(x\) times the height of the shorter tree. How tall is the shorter tree, in terms of \(x?\)

(A) \(\dfrac{60}{1+x}\)

(B) \(\dfrac{60}{x}\)

(C) \(\dfrac{30}{x}\)

(D) \(60-2x\)

(E) \(30-5x\)

Answer: A

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